Valmiki Ramayana 2.32.8 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 32, Shloka 8

द्वात्रिंशस्सर्गः

Gifts to Suyajna and the Brahmins; Trijata’s Petition and Rama’s Charity

Devanagari script

अङ्गदानि विचित्राणि केयूराणि शुभानि च।प्रयच्छति सखे तुभ्यं भार्यायै गच्छती वनम्।।।।

Transliteration

aṅgadāni vicitrāṇi keyūrāṇi śubhāni ca | prayacchati sakhe tubhyaṃ bhāryāyai gacchatī vanam ||

Translation

Oh amigo, mientras Sītā parte al bosque, te entrega ornamentos maravillosos y auspiciosos—brazaletes y ajorcas—para que los des a tu esposa.

Word by Word

• aṅgadāni: aṅgadas (arm-ornaments)
• aṅgadāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṅgada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural

• vicitrāṇi: variegated / wonderful
• vicitrāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vicitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural; agreeing with aṅgadāni/keyūrāṇi

• keyūrāṇi: bracelets/armlets
• keyūrāṇi: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: keyūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• śubhāni: auspicious
• śubhāni: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Plural; agreeing with ornaments

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction

• prayacchati: gives / offers
• prayacchati: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√yam (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person, Singular; parasmaipada

• sakhe: O friend
• sakhe: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sakhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular

• tubhyam: to you
• tubhyam: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• bhāryāyai: to (your) wife
• bhāryāyai: Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• gacchatī: is going
• gacchatī: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √gam (धातु)
• Form: Present (लट्), 3rd Person, Singular; parasmaipada; feminine agreement implied with sītā (understood)

• vanam: to the forest
• vanam: Gati/Karma (गति/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; goal of motion

Context

Sita is departing for the forest and offers your wife her armlets, wonderful and elegant bracelets.

Characters & Entities

• Sītā (Vaidehī)
• forest (vana)
• armlets (aṅgada)

FAQs

What is the core ethical principle (Dharma) in this verse?

Dharma here is expressed as tyāga (selfless giving) and detachment: even at the moment of hardship, Sītā relinquishes luxury and converts personal wealth into a gesture of goodwill and social harmony.

What is the narrative situation?

On the eve of exile, Sītā prepares to leave Ayodhyā for the forest and distributes valuable ornaments, sending gifts to others rather than clinging to palace life.

Which character virtue is emphasized?

Sītā’s vairāgya (detachment) and generosity—her calm willingness to part with treasured possessions as she embraces the forest life.